FTC Project Information: Avoid ID Theft: Deter. Detect. Defend.

NEPS feels strongly that the following FTC information needs to be shared.  Presenting the information "FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Project Information: Avoid ID Theft: Deter. Detect. Defend. If you have a group that you feel would benefit from viewing this informative information, contact me. I have the media DVD, if you have the electonic equipment.

International Fake Check Scam  Alert: Are you at risk?

10/3/2007: Washington DC 
The United States Postal Services has issued an alert regarding "Fake Check" scams.  An organization called FakeChecks.org is working hard to educate the public regarding "fake check fraud" scams.  

Do you receive eMail comunications for: "Foreign Business Offers, Love Losses, Overpayments, Rental Schemes, Sudden Riches, Work-a-Home schemes"? Watch out! Are you at risk?

PRNewswire:  Postal Inspectors Initiate Global Fraud Crackdown, Seize Billions in Fake Checks.

To find out more details about organization and how the organization is trying to educate the public regarding fake checks, scams, etc, please visit the website.

If you are not a member of an organization that offers you free Identity Theft resolutions, there are several under $150 a year .  One of them is called LifeLock.   LifeLock is based in Phoenix, Arizona.  LifeLock has partnered with several businesses, view LifeLock's presence in the marketplace

revision: 17 Dec  2007